The Dictionary of Jesuit Biography

Further information about the history of the Jesuits in English Canada

Dictionary of Jesuit Biography

The Jesuits of English Canada publish a comprehensive set of biographies telling the life stories of each Jesuit in English Canada.

Volume I of the Biographies, published in 1991, covered the lives of Jesuits who worked between 1842 and 1987. Volume II covers the 128 Jesuits whose personal stories ended between 1988 and 2006.

Both include a detailed chronology of significant Jesuit events in Canada for easy reference. Written from original sources, including many unpublished primary materials. 

Volume II: 361 pages, paperbound, ISBN 0-9695323-2-6 - $35.00 Volume I: 363 pages, paperbound, ISBN 0-9695323-0-X - $20.00 when purchased with a copy of Volume II

To purchase copies of these books contact – cda@jesuits.ca
Canadian Institute of Jesuit Studies
Jesuit Offices
43 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C3
Tel. 416-962-4500 ext. 231. Or fax your order to: 416-962-4501

A number of volumes in the series “Early Jesuit Missions in Canada” have been published. For information contact the editor and publisher: Fr. William Lonc, SJ - wlonc@jesuits.ca